PCB charges Nasir of breach of Anti-corruption Code of Conduct

Karachi, Feb 8 (PTI) The Pakistan Cricket Board today
charged former Test opener Nasir Jamshed with multiple
breaches of its Anti-corruption Code of Conduct and given him
14 days to respond to the charges.

The PCB said in a statement that Nasir had been issued a
notice under which he has been charged with multiple
violations of the code of conduct in respect of spot-fixing
and corruption issues.

The Board has already suspended Nasir for 12 months for
not cooperating with the anti-corruption tribunal in the
Pakistan Super League spot-fixing scandal which erupted last
year.

The tribunal has already banned national team members
Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif for five years on charges in
the PSL spot-fixing scandal.

Nasir, who resides in the United Kingdom, has so far
failed to appear before the tribunal in the PSL case as he
claims his passport is with the UK National Crime Agency which
is investigating him in cricket corruption related issues.

"PCB remains resilient in its fight against corruption in
cricket. Upon action initiated by PCB the Anti-Corruption
Tribunal has already banned Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif.
The convictions of both cricketers were subsequently upheld on
appeal by an independent adjudicator," the statement said.

Nasir, who once scored three ODI hundreds on the trot
against India, has denied setting up meetings between Sharjeel
and Khalid during the PSL with a suspected bookmaker, Yousuf
Anwar, in Dubai